Origin: by the Oregon Agr. Ext. Serv., Washington Agr. Expt. Sta. and Agr. Res. Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1976; MD-US 3184 × OR-US 2414; cross made in 1967; selected in 1969; tested as OR-US 4005 in Oregon and Washington. Tree: vigorous; semi-upright foliage; runners freely; good field tolerance to red stele root rot; superior to Northwest in mildew resistance and superior to Hood for virus tolerance. Introduced because hand-harvesting is facilitated by the almost complete exposure of the fruit and firmness and crop concentration facilitates machine harvesting. Fruit: medium to large, conic, rarely rough or grooved; color bright red, glossy, good red internal color; flesh very firm; skin medium tender with raised yellow seeds; ripens 1 to 2 days after Northwest.
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